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Travel Essays & Travelogues

A Few Feet Short

An Uncommon Journey to Everest

by (author) Jamey Glasnovic

Publisher
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Initial publish date
Aug 2018
Category
Essays & Travelogues, Adventure
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771602914
    Publish Date
    Aug 2018
    List Price
    $25.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771602921
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $25.00

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In the follow-up to his first book, Lost and Found, Jamey Glasnovic ventures into the Himalaya to get away from the monotony of the workaday grind, searching for direction, inspiration and for his place in the world.

From the Kathmandu Valley to the Middle Hills and the highest peaks on the planet, Glasnovic’s journey takes him through the cultural melting pot of northeastern Nepal and up into the Khumbu Valley, traditional homeland of the Sherpa people, finding his way eventually, and without any intention of actually climbing it, to the base of that most iconic of mountains, Everest.

What should be a journey back in time to a land without roads or central heating or convenience stores (and until recently without reliable electricity or internet access either), is in reality a visit to a rapidly changing collection of cultures desperate to keep up with the busy world around them. A Few Feet Short is at once a search for enlightenment, a quest for spiritual guidance, and a simple pilgrimage along ancient and well-trodden trails that begins with that age-old question 'What do I want to do with my life, anyway?'

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A Few Feet Short continues Glasnovic’s exploration of place and of self, but this time he’s tackling a deeper problem: his messy life, a result of trying to measure up to what society deems to be a “responsible” adult.

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